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Tortosa World Sport Games 2019 - CSIT
Tortosa
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Contextualisation of Tortosa

Located in south Catalonia, Tortosa is the capital of the region of Terres de l’Ebre

Member of the European Union from 1985

•   Population of Catalonia – more than 7 millions and a half
•   Population of Terres de l’Ebre – around 200 thousands
•   Population of Tortosa – 35 thousands
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International links

Four airports with more than 90 destinations of Europe, America,
Middle East and Asia

Railway network connecting all the territory, as well as the Spanish
High-Speed train (AVE) that connects with the rest of Spain,
Marseille, Paris, Lyon and Toulouse

Bus connections with France and Portugal

Mediterranean Corridor
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International events in Catalonia

1992 Barcelona’s Olympic Games
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• Sports

2003 X Police and Fireman World Games
2007 Beisbol European Cup
2007 Table Tennis World Cup
2008 1st Edition Barcelona Extreme Sports festival
2009 Track Cycling World Cup
2010 Athletics European Championship
2011 Snowboard World Championship
2011 Final Four Basket Euroleague
2012 Padel Pairs World Championship
2013 Swimming World Championship
2013 Handball World Championship
2013 X Games
2014 Water polo European Supercup for women and male
2016 Special Olympics Games - Reus
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• Other
Catalonia, Gastronomic European Region of 2016
Dancing Catalonia - International dance festival & contest
Catalonia International Fantastic film Festival - Sitges

• Future
2018 Mediterranean Games - Tarragona
2019 World Roller Games - Barcelona
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The city – Natural environment

Privileged natural environment:

•   Ebre River

•   Delta de l’Ebre Nature Park

•   Els Ports Nature Park

Terres de l’Ebre   Biosphere reserve
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The city – Gastronomy

Important agricultural, gastronomic and wine culture.

A few Origin Denomination as: Wine, Olive Oil, Rice, Tangerine, Peach, Honey, Cherries, Tuna,
Blue Fish and Marine Cultivation
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The city – History and culture

Deep historical and cultural roots:

•   Suda Castle
•   Cathedral
•   Episcopal Palace
•   Royal colleges
•   The Jewish Quarter
•   Arabian towers

Because of its historical architecture, Tortosa is also known as the city of three cultures: Jewish,
Christian and Muslim
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The city – History and culture

One of the most important festivities are the Renaissance holidays, a recreation of the
Renaissance period.
National Interest Festivity
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Local festivities and cultural features
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Fairs and exhibitions
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The city – Leisure activities

Full-of-live streets. Bars, restaurants, terraces… the warm climate makes them the social life
network.
Wide range of leisure activities.
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The city – Sport culture

The magnificent place that surrounds the city provides many resources to make activities.

                                     Green Path                                   Trabucador

                                                                                   Trekking
                                     Ebre River                                    &
                                                                                   Climbing

                                                                             … and much more!
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The city – Sport facilities

José Otero’s Municipal Stadium

•   2 Football 11 field

•   Velodrome

•   Athletics track

•   Football 5 field

•   Sports Hall:
      o   Parquet field
      o   Martial arts room
      o   Cyclo indoor room
      o   Gimnastics room
      o   Rockodrome
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Tortosa’s Swimming Pool

•   Swimming pool 25x20m
•   Swimming pool 16x4m
•   Wellness zone
•   Fitness room
•   3 Activities room
•   3 padel court

Opening 2018
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Remolins Sports Hall

•   4,000 m2 aprox

•   Basket
•   Handball
•   Mini-Football
•   Roller Sports
•   Table Tennis
•   Volleyball
•   ...
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Football 11: 12
Football 5: 5
Swimming pool: 3
Sports Hall: 9
Tennis court: 27
Athletics field: 2
Rockodrome: 1
Shooting field: 3
Velodrome: 1
Cycling complex: 1

...
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The city – Sport disciplines
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The city – Accommodation

661 hotel beds, from establishments of different categories, including a 10th Century fortification
                                                                                  Rooms            Beds
34 rural establishments beds                           Hotel 4*                    72              144
                                                       Hotel 3*                   160              346
                                                       Hotel 2*                    85              113
Other 450 beds from other establishments
                                                       Hotel 1*                    10              16
(students residents, camping site, hostel...
                                                       Guest house 2*              19              42
                                                                                  345              661

 Total beds in Tortosa………………………………………………………………………………..……………...

+ the hotel and rural network of the Terres de l‘ebre
                                 Hotel     Rural Tourism     Tourist    Camping
                                                             Housing
                 Terra Alta       578          167                46     561              1.352

                 Ribera d’Ebre    141          113                38     333               625

                 Baix Ebre       2.471         310            2.141      4.119            9.041

                 Montsià         1.532         300                471    2.400            4.703

                                 4.722         890            2.696      7.413            15.721
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Travel distances from Tortosa to:

Amposta                        17 km

Deltebre                       24 km

Sant Carles de la Ràpita       29 km

Gandesa                        39 km

Móra d'Ebre                    49 km
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                  49 Km

      39 Km

                   24 Km

                17 Km
        29 Km
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The city – Transport

Complete network of regular bus lines

Additional public transport network during the
games will be reinforced by a private service

210 vehicles offering a total of 10,500 seats
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